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PSYC 140 (PORTAGE) MODULE 3/52 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+)
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PSYC 140 (PORTAGE) MODULE3/52 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (A+)
Key infant reflexes: - =1) Rooting
2) Moro Reflex
3) Grasping/Palmer Reflex
4) Stepping Reflex
-Rooting - =A reflex where a baby turns their head when
the cheek or mouth is touched.
-Moro reflex - =A startled response: infant arches back
and throws out limbs.
-Palmer reflex - =A spontaneous grasp made by an
infant when the palm is rubbed.
-Stepping reflex - =Infant makes stepping motions when
held above surfaces.
-Sleep states: - =nREM and REM sleep
-nREM sleep - =Regular sleep, non-rapid eye
movement, where the baby is nearly motionless.
-REM sleep - =Irregular sleep, characterized by uneven
breathing, half of an infant's daily sleep pattern.
-Shaken baby syndrome - =Brain damage caused by an
infant being violently shaken.
-5Ss of soothing - =1) Swaddling
, 2) Side/stomach
3) Swinging
4) Shushing sounds
5) Sucking
-Why 5Ss work: - =-Touch releases endorphins
-Soothing noises are calming
-Swinging is similar to womb
-Swaddling limits overstimulation
-Infancy - =-First two years of life
-Reaching 30 lbs
-32-35in tall
-Two types of growth: - =Cephalocaudal
Proximodistal
-Cephalocaudal - =Growth starts at the top with the
head.
-Brain and skull are primary locations of growth
(limbs/body later).
-Overproduction - =Brains have more synaptic
connections than needed.
-Neural pruning - =Important connections are
maintained, and unimportant ones are discarded.
-Critical periods - =Must learn information within a
specific span of time, otherwise brains won't develop
-Example of critical periods - =Language acquisition
(before 5yo), deaf children babbling in sign
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